It’s the second time in one year that this wonderful venue steps into the international
limelight, twelve months after hosting the G-20 World Summit.
The Turkish Airlines Open Golf Tournament, in which world renowned golfers
such as Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson, Martin Kaymer and Victor
Dubuisson have competed in previous years, will take place at the prestigious Carya
Golf Club, the golf club of Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort, in Belek (Antalya),
Turkey from Thursday, November 3, to Sunday, November 6.

With its $7 million purse and 78 of the finest golfers in the world in competition, the
Turkish Airlines Open Golf Tournament is one of the three leading tournaments in
Europe.
It’s the second time in less than one year that this huge and wonderful venue steps
into the international limelight, after hosting the G-20 World Summit in November
2015.
Last time it was the main room of the Conference Centre to get involved – a 2,100-
square-metre pillar-less ballroom comprised in a world-class 7,500-square-metre
convention centre, alongside 13 meeting halls with inspiring natural light.
And now it’s the Championship Golf Course at Carya Golf Club’s turn, designed by
Thomson Perrett & Lobb Golf Course Architects, and founded by five-time British
Open winner Peter Thompson. Named one of the best 100 golf clubs in the world by
several reputable golf publications, Carya Golf Club is among only a few golf clubs
in Turkey that can host 18-hole international tournaments.
Carya Golf Club has also become the first floodlit golf club in Turkey, thus making
players able to enjoy a round of golf day or night.
"This is another chance to help golf develop in our country and for our people to
show how much they care", says Akif Çağatay Kılıç, Minister of Youth and Sports
of the Republic of Turkey. "Turkey’s love of sport only continues to grow and this is
due to the high-quality facilities on offer, our exceptional infrastructure and the
impact of previous international sporting events".
"So far we have already helped to put Victor Dubuisson, winner for the second time
in three years last year, and Brooks Koepka on the road to golfing stardom and we are
excited to discover who will emerge from this star-studded field to become our fourth
champion", comments Ahmet Ağaoğlu, President of Turkish Golf Federation. "We
are proud to welcome four-time major winner Rory McIlroy and reigning Masters
champion Danny Willett to Turkey. That illustrious duo and a field packed with
talent shows just how highly this tournament is now regarded around the globe".
"After the massive success of the last three tournaments we are glad to have our
name associated with what we consider to be one of the world’s greatest
tournaments", states M. İlker Aycı, Chairman of the board and the Executive
Committee of Turkish Airlines. "In addition to its countless sites and attractions that
draw millions of visitors every year, Turkey now enjoys a reputation as the
destination of choice for golf lovers and we know that people travelling here for the
first time will come back time and again".
"Now in its fourth year on the European Tour", says Keith Pelley, European Tour
CEO, "the Turkish Airlines Open continues to go from strength to strength and once
again it takes pride of place on our calendar as the first event in our prestigious Final
Series".